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• legislature, the cities, the counties, our federal partners, and our larger business partners to attack
• business<00:09:11.640> partners<00:09:12.560> um<00:09:12.760> to<00:09:12.920> attack
• <00:09:13.320> this<00:09:13.680> and business partners um to attack this and business
• partners um to attack this and I'm<00:09:14.160> more<00:09:14.320> than<00:09:14.480>

Bills: HF3373, HF4449, HF3486, HF4180, HF4227, HF2505

Keywords: transportation, interchange, funding, bonds, St. Paul Park, transit, Metropolitan Council, Twin Cities, metro area, high-frequency transit, bus rapid transit, busway, guideway, transportation policy plan, transit performance measures, regional transit benchmarks, transit-oriented development, TOD, zoning, land use

Summary: The committee approved the April 8, 2026 minutes and then heard House File 3373, which was laid over. The bill sought trunk highway bond funding for preliminary and final design work at the 70th Street interchange in St. Paul Park. Representative Hansen, Mayor Keith Frankie, and Washington County Commissioner Karla Bigham described the interchange as undersized and increasingly unsafe because of refinery truck traffic, aggregate hauling, nearby growth, and changing traffic patterns. Members asked about prior study, cost, and greenhouse gas requirements, and the bill author said the request was about $500,000. Chair Cosgrove noted the bill would be laid over and suggested the issue could involve future statutory exemptions. The committee then took up House File 4449, also laid over, after adopting the A4 author’s amendment. Representative Jones presented the bill as a transit planning and accountability measure for the Twin Cities metro. It would set numeric transit goals, require better coordination between road projects and future transit projects, and give the Met Council more tools to support transit-oriented development, including property acquisition and development around transit corridors. Jones argued the bill would help avoid rebuilding roads twice and improve transit ridership, frequency, speed, and reliability. Representative Olson offered an amendment to exempt highway projects primarily addressing documented safety issues, arguing that safety projects should not be burdened by added transit requirements or costs. Jones said she supported the safety concern but opposed the amendment as written because the bill was aimed at major construction projects. After a roll call, the amendment failed on an 8-8 tie. The bill itself remained laid over for further work, with the chair noting there was still time to refine the proposal.

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• year we passed a statement that said if, whether alone or in a pack, with other dogs, that bites, attacks
• ><01:40:58.400> dogs<01:40:58.719> that<01:40:58.960> bites<01:40:59.600> attacks
• <01:40:59.920> or with other dogs that bites attacks or with other dogs that bites attacks

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So, allowing this restriction on PSEO would be an attack on school choice, an attack on students who
• cannot afford college, an attack on rural students, and an attack on our education system.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• says, "Hey, we got a parent here who is unresponsive, was found unresponsive, and has had a heart attack
• 30.080> heart found unresponsive, and has had a heart found unresponsive, and has had a heart attack
• 32.240> a<00:53:32.360> 4-year-old<00:53:33.120> and<00:53:33.280> we attack
• and we have a 4-year-old and we attack and we have a 4-year-old and we we<00:53:33.880> don't

Bills: HF3877, HF3714, HF3750, HF3024

Keywords: public authorities, dissolution cases, court system, child protection, legal notice, foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, foster youth, extended foster care, bill of rights, out-of-home placement, Minnesota Statutes chapter 260C, social services agency, caseworker, permanency team, sibling visitation, relative contact

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• And I've not seen that in my eight years here where someone um attacks a testifier and and I find that
• here where seen that in my eight years here where someone<01:15:33.679> um<01:15:34.640> attacks
• testifier<01:15:36.560> and<01:15:36.880> and<01:15:37.280> I someone um attacks
• a testifier and and I someone um attacks a testifier and and I I<01:15:37.760> find<01:15:37.920

Bills: HF1323, HF3500

Keywords: undocumented, financial aid, state policy, higher education, noncitizen eligibility, funding, storm damage relief, Bemidji State University, reforestation, state appropriations, 1183, house

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• They also provide critical initial attack and surveillance for wildfire suppression, as well as law enforcement
• 01:06:38.319> initial They also provide critical initial They also provide critical initial attack
• and<01:06:39.680> surveillance<01:06:40.160> for<01:06:40.480> wildfire attack
• and surveillance for wildfire attack and surveillance for wildfire suppression suppression suppression

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee first approved the March 3, 2026 minutes by voice vote. It then heard a presentation from the Minnesota Zoo on its aging facilities and bonding needs. Zoo staff highlighted the zoo’s economic and educational role, its 1.4 to 1.5 million annual visitors, and its Free to Explore program, while stressing that many of its 50-year-old buildings are in poor condition, with more than $78 million in backlog and safety concerns for visitors, staff, and animals. The zoo said the governor recommended $4 million for critical life-support systems and asked for an additional $6 million in asset preservation to renovate the original animal hospital building so a new hospital wing can function properly. Testimony emphasized that the renovation is necessary for staff space, storage, code compliance, asbestos removal, and safe animal care, and described recent injuries and close calls tied to outdated facilities. Members asked questions about porcupine quills, natural predators, and the meaning of the zoo’s incident rate. Zoo staff explained that quills are not poisonous but are barbed and can be difficult to remove, and that predators include larger cats, owls, and fishers. On incidents, staff said they include close calls and injuries linked to aging infrastructure, such as a tiger reaching farther through a wall after fencing shifted over time, and staff injuries during animal procedures in older spaces. Members also confirmed that the hospital project has shifted from a standalone building to a wing attached to the existing hospital because of rising construction costs. The committee then heard from Perpich Center for Arts Education. Perpich described its statewide role as both a public high school and an arts education resource center, serving students and educators across Minnesota. It said it hosted 313 events last year for nearly 2,000 educators and administrators and worked with 275 school districts across all 67 Senate districts. Perpich emphasized that nearly seven in 10 students rely on its residential programs because there are no comparable arts high school options in greater Minnesota, and noted strong student outcomes including a 100% graduation rate and national recognition as an exemplary school. For capital needs, Perpich said it received $1.26 million last year for HVAC and building automation work, is grateful for the governor’s recommended $1.3 million this year, and requested $6 million to create a secure, accessible main entrance and upgrade outdated restrooms to ADA compliance.

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• He uses a cardiologist analogy: a cardiologist does not tell you that you will have a heart attack on
• <01:24:57.840> have<01:24:57.920> a<01:24:58.080> heart<01:24:58.239> attack
• <01:24:58.560> on you're going to have a heart attack on you're going to have a heart attack

Bills: HF3296, HF3802

Keywords: energy conservation, data centers, electric sales, energy optimization, utility regulations, energy regulation, certificate of need, renewable energy, power production, energy efficiency, Minnesota statutes, 1183, house

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• shared, Minnesota's situation mirrors that trend both in frequency of threats and the severity of attacks
• ><00:35:37.520> the<00:35:37.680> severity<00:35:38.079> of<00:35:38.240> attacks
• <00:35:39.599> And threats and the severity of attacks.
• And threats and the severity of attacks.

Bills: HF3418, HF3739, HF3791, HF3356, HF3695, HF3430

Keywords: pedestrian safety, traffic safety, roadway improvements, nonmotorized transportation, crosswalks, sidewalks, bike lanes, complete streets, Vision Zero, Toward Zero Deaths, MnDOT, Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, local road authority, county roads, city streets, tribal transportation, capital improvements, safety design solutions, grant program

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from February 25, 2026, and the chair noted the absence of Representative Katie Jones due to the birth of her baby. The chair also acknowledged that the committee would be discussing difficult topics related to the June 14 killing of Mark and Melissa Hortman and Gilbert. The main business began with House File 3418, which Chair Tabke moved for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill, and the committee adopted the A1 author’s amendment. The bill was described as a pedestrian safety measure prompted by a fatal Moorhead crash involving a young boy; it would create an opt-in program for communities to use pre-made traffic safety templates, with the state covering 80% of project costs to speed implementation of measures like lane narrowing, rumble strips, and bollards. A Moorhead testifier said the city could have acted faster with such funding, and members generally supported the goal while raising concerns about overlap with existing Safe Routes to School and active transportation programs, the bill’s fiscal note, and how communities would be selected. MDOT testified that it already supports similar community demonstration projects and has funded about 30 such projects since 2019. HF 3418 was laid over. The committee then took up House File 3739, a memorial highway bill for Mark and Melissa Hortman. An A1 amendment to shift funding away from trunk highway funds and toward legislative budgets was moved but not adopted after members argued memorial signage should continue to be paid for with private funds, as in prior memorial highway designations. The bill author explained the memorial was intended to honor Melissa Hortman’s service and connection to Highway 610, and members discussed the length of the proposed memorial stretch and whether it should be narrowed to the area she represented. Several members supported the tribute but expressed concern about using public funds and about setting a precedent for future memorial highways. The committee indicated the bill would move on to Ways and Means with other issues still to be worked out.

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• So we as a commonwealth have made tremendous strides in attacking and helping those folks who are most
• commonwealth have made tremendous<01:18:31.840> strides<01:18:33.199> and<01:18:33.440> attacking
• <01:18:34.560> and tremendous strides and attacking and tremendous strides and attacking and

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, excused absent members, suspended rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications, and approved the journal from February 26, 2026. The clerk then reported several bills on second reading, including measures on state personnel, domestic violence, fish and wildlife resources, open records, workforce investment, data centers, guardians ad litem and domestic relations, along with Senate Concurrent Resolution 9 on a Medicaid pilot feasibility study and Senate Joint Resolution 23 declaring Kentucky a “food is medicine” state. The main floor business was House Bill 2, the Medicaid reform and appropriation bill. The sponsor described it as a response to rising Medicaid costs and federal changes, saying it would improve transparency, oversight, fraud prevention, and program operations. He said the bill would apply mainly to the Medicaid expansion population and include community engagement, cost-sharing, eligibility safeguards, stronger managed care oversight, transportation and dental delivery changes, waiver program prioritization, greater legislative access to CHFS data, a transparency dashboard, periodic auditor review, and limits on certain weight-management drug coverage. A House committee substitute was adopted, and a floor amendment on phasing in a marginal medical loss ratio requirement over four years was offered as a friendly amendment and adopted. The House then debated House Floor Amendment 1, which would have removed state-mandated co-payments and limited cost sharing to the federal minimum, while also prohibiting reporting medical debt to credit agencies. Supporters argued the amendment would protect low-income Kentuckians from barriers to care and prevent medical debt from worsening poverty. Opponents said the bill’s co-pays were intended to encourage appropriate use of care, especially to reduce non-emergency emergency room visits, and noted that providers and MCOs could waive or work around some charges. After a roll call vote, the amendment failed 20-39. After the amendment vote, the House continued discussion of the bill, with the sponsor defending the co-payment structure as a way to promote personal responsibility and sustainability while preserving access to primary care. The transcript ends during further debate on House Bill 2, and no final passage vote is shown in the provided excerpt.

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• It's where two of my four children were born and it's where I received care after surviving a heart attack
• It's where two of my four children were born and it's where I received care after surviving a heart attack
• It's where two of my four children were born and it's where I received care after surviving a heart attack
• It's where two of my four children were born and it's where I received care after surviving a heart attack

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um, our membership feel like that’s an attack on qualified immunity.
• um our membership feel like that's<01:11:49.040> a<01:11:49.199> an<01:11:49.520> attack
• <01:11:49.840> on<01:11:50.640> qualified that's a an attack on qualified that's a
• an attack on qualified immunity.<01:11:51.600> Even<01:11:51.840> though<01:11:52.000><

Bills: HB0130, HB0147

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearms, state rights, federal regulation, law enforcement, civil penalties, government liability, property tax, homeowner exemption, Wyoming, voter initiative, tax legislation, 916, all

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• At the same time, and as you will hear, we want to note that these are also attacks on constitutional
• note that these will hear, we want to note that these are<00:07:12.720> also<00:07:12.960> attacks
• <00:07:13.440> on<00:07:13.840> constitutional are also attacks on constitutional are
• also attacks on constitutional underpinnings<00:07:15.280> on<00:07:15.520> bedrock<00

Bills: HF3477, HF3414, HF103, HF3661, HF3146

Keywords: civil rights, law enforcement, federal collaboration, accountability, state law, constitutional rights, color of law, 42 U.S.C. 1983, section 1983, civil action, damages, injunctive relief, attorney fees, law enforcement task force, federal-state cooperation, intergovernmental agreement, federal agency partnership, Minnesota Constitution, U.S. Constitution, police accountability

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• I also ended up back in my hotel room with a panic attack.
• <01:41:17.679> panic back in my hotel room with a panic back in my hotel room with a panic attack
• . attack. attack.

Bills: HF357, HF3389, HF1434, HF2500, HF1606

Keywords: HF357, hasenpfeffer, card games, social skill game, Minnesota gambling law, tournament, contest, prize limit, low-stakes gaming, card game exemption, gambling exemption, cribbage, bridge, euchre, pinochle, Texas hold'em, whist, skat, sheepshead, gin

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• two of them have to come to the committee as messengers and hopes they do not feel too personally attacked
• hopefully um you don't feel uh too hopefully um you don't feel uh too personally<01:31:50.000> attacked
• by<01:31:51.120> um<01:31:51.280> some<01:31:51.520> things personally attacked
• by um some things personally attacked by um some things that<01:31:52.080> have<01:31:52.400>

Bills: HF3379

Keywords: housing stabilization, disability services, predatory funding, provider requirements, housing accessibility, 1183, house

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• previously cited and was passed on the grounds of going after al-Qaeda, which, of course, as we all know, attacked
• as<01:20:51.040> we<01:20:51.120> all<01:20:51.199> know,<01:20:51.360> attacked
• <01:20:52.640> In as we all know, attacked us on 9/11.
• In as we all know, attacked us on 9/11.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And we keep getting turned around and attacked and getting replacement projects shut down by people in
• And we keep getting turned<00:21:17.280> around<00:21:17.520> and<00:21:17.840> attacked
• <00:21:18.880> and<00:21:19.200> getting turned around and attacked and getting turned
• around and attacked and getting replacement<00:21:20.720> projects<00:21:21.440> shut<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• What I hear is we should not be doing things that attack our political enemies.
• is we should not be doing<00:21:30.880> things<00:21:31.120> that<00:21:31.360> attack
• <00:21:31.600> our<00:21:31.840> political doing things that attack our political doing
• things that attack our political enemies.<00:21:32.799> I<00:21:33.039> join<00:21:33.360

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And in addition to that, the rebuttable presumption doesn't take away the ability in any way to attack
• And in addition to that, the rebuttable presumption doesn't take away the ability in any way to attack
• And Brooke's... ...of these go unreported because of the fear that's generated, and Brooke's attacker
• situation should have to, you know, try to get their lives back together without the presence of their attacker

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2777 by Representative Rose, which would bar the death penalty for defendants who can prove by clear and convincing evidence that they had schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and active psychotic symptoms at the time of the offense. Rose said the bill would still hold defendants accountable through life without parole, would save money by avoiding lengthy capital litigation, and would address cases where severe mental illness was not adequately considered. Supporters from NAMI Texas, the Catholic bishops, and a forensic psychologist said the bill is narrowly tailored, consistent with neuroscience and moral principles, and would prevent executions of people whose psychosis substantially impaired reality testing. Committee members questioned how the bill interacts with existing competency and insanity law, whether the diagnosis is sufficiently defined, and whether the statute requires active psychosis at the time of the offense. An opponent argued the death penalty should remain available for juries to decide in all cases. The bill was left pending. The committee then heard House Bill 1221 by Representative Lozano, which would raise the cap on pretrial intervention program fees from $500 to $1,200. Lozano and a district attorney witness said the increase is needed because program costs have risen and the fees help make diversion programs self-sustaining, allowing first-time or low-level offenders to complete rehabilitation and potentially obtain expunction. Opponents from the Texas Fair Defense Project argued the higher fee could make diversion unaffordable for indigent defendants and undermine an important alternative to incarceration, especially where related supervision and monitoring costs already add up. Members discussed whether the fee applies only to PTI participants, how payment plans and waivers work, and whether ability to pay should be addressed more explicitly. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1738 by Representative Jones, which would repeal Penal Code Section 21.06 and related Health and Safety Code references concerning homosexual conduct. Jones said the law is unconstitutional under Lawrence v. Texas, remains harmful on the books, and has led to confusion and unnecessary costs even though it is unenforceable. Supporters said the bill simply removes outdated language and protects civil liberties, while opponents from Texas Values argued the statute still serves as a statement that homosexual conduct is unacceptable and should remain as a warning, even if unenforceable. Members debated whether the law’s remaining language is merely symbolic or still harmful, and whether other criminal statutes already cover conduct such as prostitution, incest, and offenses involving minors. The bill was left pending after testimony.

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• We found out we were about $5 million short, and it gave us a heart attack, and we've had a lot of things
• We found out we were about $5 million short, and it gave us a heart attack, and we've had a lot of things
• We found out we were about $5 million short, and it gave us a heart attack, and we've had a lot of things
• We found out we were about $5 million short, and it gave us a heart attack, and we've had a lot of things

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The health and well-being of Minnesota residents is already under threat and attack from increasing insurance
• The health and well-being of Minnesota residents is already under threat and attack from increasing insurance
• The health and well-being of Minnesota residents is already under threat and attack from increasing insurance
• The health and well-being of Minnesota residents is already under threat and attack from increasing insurance

Bills: HF837, HF1903, HF499, HF794

Keywords: health insurance, premium security plan, federal funding, state innovation waiver, Minnesota, newborn safety, anonymity, healthcare provider, safe place, child welfare, HF499, nursing, nurse licensure, temporary permit, temporary nursing permit, Board of Nursing, endorsement licensure, reregistration, refresher course, health occupations